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Unit#1: IDENTITY William Wegman

Unit#1: IDENTITY William Wegman. LTC 4240: Art for Children Lesson Design by Mary Franco. Video Introduction to Artist William Wegman. William Wegman Talks Dog (3:41). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdI_SWIhn-E. In the Company of Animals: Wiliam Wegman On Dogs & Photography (4:36).

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Unit#1: IDENTITY William Wegman

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  1. Unit#1: IDENTITYWilliam Wegman LTC 4240: Art for Children Lesson Design by Mary Franco

  2. Video Introduction to Artist William Wegman William Wegman Talks Dog (3:41) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdI_SWIhn-E In the Company of Animals: WiliamWegman On Dogs & Photography (4:36) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUAdNCz0D94

  3. Artist’s Biography • Although Wegman received BFA & MFA degrees in painting, he has become known as a conceptual artist & “dog photographer” who collaborates with Weimaraners. • Man Ray was his first canine subject. From 1970-1981, Wegman & his dog shared “a long and fruitful collaboration” (Wegman, 2013) • Five years after Man Ray’s death, Wegman got Faye Ray; several of her progeny became Wegman collaborators as well. Wegman & Faye Ray

  4. Wegman transforms IDENTITY through ANTHROPOMORPHISM • Anthropomorphism - “attribution of human characteristics to other animals, non-living things, phenomena, material states, objects or abstract concepts” (Wikipedia, 2013). • a.k.a. PERSONIFICATION • Personification isused often in art & storytelling. • In fables of many cultures, it is used as a non-threatening teaching strategy.

  5. Wegman’sWeimaranerPhotographs are about IDENTITY • Through ANTHROPOMORPHISM, he imposes contrived IDENTITIES upon the Weimaraners using costumes, props, poses & settings. • In the process, they have become not merely models or subject matter, but collaborators in his art. • Through transforming the dogs’ IDENTITIESas art, they have transformed Wegman’s.

  6. Wegman’sWeimaraner Photographs are also about RELATIONSHIPS • Anthropomorphic RELATIONSHIPS between the Weimaraners and the humans they represent. • Empathetic RELATIONSHIPS between viewers & Wegman’s canine characters. • Wegman’s own loving RELATIONSHIPSwith the dogs he calls his “collaborators.”

  7. William Wegman’sWeimaraner photographs are about STORIES Subtle, ambiguous stories that beg contemplation. Much more obvious stories that delight & entertain.

  8. Wegman Fairytale Characters(Can you tell who is who?) How did Wegman communicate the characters’ IDENTITIES?

  9. What can you tell about the IDENTITIESof these Wegman characters? How did Wegman communicate the characters’ IDENTITIES?

  10. STUDIO ACTIVITY:Mixed Media Personifications DESIGN PROBLEM: To create a 2D mixed-media artwork using PERSONIFICATION to communicate the IDENTITY of a familiar character from fairytale, fable, or other narrative.

  11. STUDIO ACTIVITY:Mixed Media Personifications Select a narrative & protagonist as the theme. Select an animal whose commonly recognized characteristics best match the IDENTITY of the protagonist. 3. Combine animal & human imagery using 3 or more art techniques & materials to render the personification. 4. Consider constume, expression, gesture, props, setting, etc. as IDENTITY clues for the viewer.

  12. References Wegman, W. (2013). [Artist’s website]. Retrieved from http://www.wegmanworld.com/about.html Wegman, W. (1994). [Image]. On set. Retrieved from http://artblart.com/tag/william-wegman-fay/ Wegman, W. (1996). [Image]. William Wegman’s Mother Goose. Retrieved from http://eclipse.rutgers.edu/shared/image.jsp?iid=00780000 Wegman, W. (2007). William Wegman talks dog. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdI_SWIhn-E Wikipedia (2013). Anthropomorphism. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism Wikipedia (2013). [Image]. Blue period with banjo. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wegman_%28photographer%29

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